Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has signed a MoU agreement with Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute (PVVI) to develop a vaccine that will protect pigs from diseases and help a healthy growth
Livestock
Japan increases eel fattening to combat supply shortage

According to the government data, about 99 per cent of eels in Japan are raised from glass eels. (Image source: bindifry/Flickr)
The eel farmers in Japan have decided to fatten up the resource this spring, with an aim to reduce the surge of eel prices that resulted because of the shortage of supply
Asian countries collaborate to reduce cross-border animal disease

FAO is taking initiative to reduce trans-boundary animal diseases. (Image source: Stuart Heath/Flickr)
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has entered into a three-way partnership with China and five other countries in Southeast Asia to limit the spread of trans-boundary animal diseases (TADs)
FAO launches fisheries and environment project for Bay of Bengal
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved US$15mn grant to assist continued management of the large marine ecosystem in the Bay of Bengal, aiming to sustain ecosystem services in the region
Sun Daily and HatchTech to build super-size layer hatchery in China

The hatchery for layers will have a total capacity to incubate 125mn eggs per year. (Image source: Livestock & Poultry Environmental Learning Centre/Flickr)
China-based Sun Daily Farms and HatchTech Group have announced to build a super-size layer hatchery in the country’s Guizhou Province